Revitalized Indian gears up to challenge Harley-Davidson

1:55 PM,
Aug. 25, 2013

Three models of Indian motorcycles are rolling off the production line in Spirit Lake, Iowa, after the bikes were unveiled earlier this month at Sturgis. Employee Vertues Hass tests a Chieftain model using a dynamometer to measure the power of the bike.

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DONNELLE ELLER
The Des Moines Register

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa - Vertues Hass has a job most bike enthusiasts would envy. He hops on and tests the sleek Indian motorcycles that Polaris Industries will roll from its northwest Iowa plant to consumers next month.

Polaris' revival of the 1901 iconic motorcycle - with classic styling and high-powered engineering - is creating a "buying frenzy" that leaders hope will bring even more growth to the region.

"We've got 50 bikes sold before they've even hit the floor, before they've even made it into the shop," said Justin Vandevort, general manager of Indian Motorcycle Lincoln in Nebraska's ...